Worker dies in Tom Green County oilfield accident

SAN ANGELO, Texas - An oil worker fell from an oilfield tower and died Thursday afternoon in Tom Green County, Sheriff David Jones confirmed.

Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Eddie Howard pronounced time of death about 2 p.m. and identified the man as Roy Michael Jaynes, of Rising Star.

Howard said the accidental death was reported on North Burma Road. Jaynes, 34, who worked for Heartland Inc., fell about 58 feet, Howard said, and he believed the fall resulted from improper use of a harness.